Preamble

PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), NOV. I7, 1978 (KARTIKA 26, 1900 SAKA) No. 51-Leg /78.-The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Ponjab received the assent of the President of India on the 27th October, 1978, and is hereby published for general information PARTI DEPARTME NT OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Notification of THE PUNJAB REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF MOVEABLE PROPERTY ACT, 1978. The 17th November, 1978 PUNJAB ACT No. 35 of 1978. to provide for the requisit ioning and acquisition of moveable property in the State of Punjab. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twenty ninth Year of the Republic of India, as follows : AN 1. (1)) This Act may be called the Punjab Requisitioning and Acquisition short title of Moveable Property Act, 1978. ACT

1. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab. Sub-s In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
   • (a) competent authority" mcans any officer, not below the rank of District Magistrate, authorised by the Government, by notification, to perform the functions of the competent authority under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification: (b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Division ;
   • (c) *Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab; Provided that no Tequisitioned.
   • (d) "motor vehicle" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause
2. (18) of section 2 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 ;
   • (e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. J. () Where the competent authority is of the opinion that it is eveSsary or expedient so to do for the maintenance Power to or improvement of ies and supplies essential to the life of the community or for providing moye able requisition iLOT strikes or for the efficient conduct of elections, or for any other DronPurpose, it may, by an order in writing, requisition any moveable evy and may make such further orders as appear to it to be necessary or CAPedient in connection with the requisition : Immediate relief to Persons affected by floods or any other natural calamity, Property. property used for the purpose of religious worship, 0r Vehicle operating on an inter-State permit or the inter-State permit of such vehicle and no aircraft or anything forming part of an aircraft or Connected with the operation, repair or maintenance of aircraft, shall be (<) Where the competent authority has requisitioned any property under FSection (1), it shall vest in the Government for the period of the requisition and extent. Definitijons. PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA), NOV. 17, (KARTIKA Zo, SAKA) -_ PART 1 DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Notification The 17th November, No. 51-Leg./78..—The following Act of the Legislature of the State of punjab received the assent of the President of India on the 27th October, 1978, and 1s hereby published for general information :— PUNJAB ACT No. 35 of 1978. THE PUNJAB REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF MOVEABLE PROPERTY ACT, 1978. AN ACT to provide for the requisitioning and acquisition of moveable property in the State of Punjab. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Twenty- ninth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :— 1. (I) This Act may be called the Punjab Requisitioning and Acquisition of Moveable Property Act, 1978.
3. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab.